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Sheez- you really should have unloaded the dishwasher that one night...

Seriously, I am sorry for your loss. Not the woman but the collection. That is horrible.

True.

My inclination is to edit as I go, but the reults are better, and I am more likely to finish the story, if I complete the rough draft and then revise. It's also good to know the ending when revising...

From my most recent rejection: "This story didn't work for us as there really isn't anything unique here."

That's fantastic! Congrats- I look forward to checking this out.

Somebody will be very lucky and happy with this gem! Good luck Steve.

Well deserved- that is a very good story. Congratulations!

Conrats to Nikita, MLD, and CW! You all should be very proud.

This will be interesting. Folks holding a vote may forego voting for their favorite if their favorite is either out in front or just out, and instead elect to use their vote on the story they like...

No worries. I've been called a lot worse than Jim :)

That's too funny- I know exactly what mean because my name is actually Josh, not Jim, and I didn't want to correct you! My user name my first 2 initials (J.M.) and last name Craven. Haha- good stuff.

I was just lobbing a guess in the form of a question, Jeopardy! style. Isn't the guys name Alex Tribek?

What is "Red Fez", Alex?

I might add, it's just salt in the wound when the title of your work is spelled incorrectly in a form rejection.

Well, one side "benefit" of email over snail mail is that rejections can arrive on Sundays, too :(

Agreed...

It's pretty much the same here at the Craven house, with the big light. Except we drink more iced tea than hot tea.

I worried about this from the beginning. I refused to vote for myself until I had at least one other vote because I didn't want to end up with only one vote (being mine) and it being wasted. But...

That's awesome- congtas RJ!

Nailed it like a cheatin' ex-girlfriend on the wrong end of a Bosch power nailer.

Wow- I hope you held onto that. That's priceless. Funny how you're still writing and getting published and they are defunct.

To touch on hazing, most little boys (that's all I can really speak about) have "clubs" that have some type of initiation. Like taking a dip of snuff, or stealing a parent's cigarette for the group...

Same here. I was born and raised up in rural east Texas by a single parent. No interest in a frat (to this day, I'd much rather pull a George Thorogood and drink alone).

Well, I did join a...

For anyone contemplating these: I bought a signed Under the Dome from Steve, and his descriptions were very accurate, he shipped quickly, and it was packaged very securely. I would not hesitate to...

Well, it's looking like I won't lose any sleep this week! :)